Psalms 119:176 KJV

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Thou and Ye

  • thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • TauThe psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to...

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Cross References

  • Psalms 119:61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
  • Song of Solomon 1:4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
  • Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
  • Ezekiel 34:6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
  • Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • I have gone astray תָּעִיתִי tāʿîtî תָּעָה Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
  • like a lost אֹבֵד ʾōbēd אָבַד Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • sheep כְּשֶׂה kĕśê שֶׂה Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition
  • seek בַּקֵּשׁ baqqēš בָּקַשׁ Verb · piel imperative, second person masculine singular
  • thy servant עַבְדֶּךָ ʿabdekā עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • for I do not forget לֹא lōʾ Negative שָׁכָחְתִּי šākāḥĕttî שָׁכַח Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
  • thy commandments כִּי kî Conjunction מִצְוֺתֶיךָ miṣôtêkā מִצְוָה Noun · feminine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular

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